Tottenham - Liverpool prediction: Those who suffer together

Tottenham and Liverpool are very bad in the Premier League

In terms of position and current form compared to the ambition set at the beginning of the season, both Spurs and The Kop have not met expectations. Liverpool have just lost to 2 teams in the bottom group. As for Tottenham, in the last 3 matches, they have only won 1 and are quite unstable in the Top 4 under the strong rise of Newcastle and Manchester United.

Liverpool are 8 points behind the Top 4. From now until the tournament is temporarily suspended due to the World Cup, they cannot enter this group again. When the World Cup ends, how many more people will join the injury list? Jurgen Klopp is having to play and pray at the same time.

Meanwhile, Son Heung-min's injury extends Antonio Conte's list of temporarily disabled strikers. The loss of both Son, Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski has left the Italian strategist's attack with only one reliable case, Harry Kane. Against an opponent who is gradually consolidating the defense, having to trust people like Lucas Moura is a great deal for Conte.

Tottenham's ambitions are questioned

Before the big match against Liverpool, Spurs showed a lack of steam at many times. Except for the poor performance in the last 3 matches in the Premier League, "The Rooster" had to struggle to pass the Champions League group stage. It felt like Conte and his team were falling into the abyss but still held on to one hand, then tried their best to climb back to the ground. Continuously like that, the energy is exhausted, the spirit is declining and can collapse at any time.

Last season, when he was placed at the same stage, after the loss to Burnley, Conte exclaimed whether he was not capable enough to lead the team? This season, when in a bigger mindset, will Conte have to repeat that once more if Spurs are unstable in the Top 4?

Spurs have invested heavily since the winter to achieve many higher goals, not just keeping their foot in the Top 4. Now, that is gradually failing.

Liverpool no longer suffer

Ibrahima Konate's return was like a breath of fresh air for Virgil van Dijk in particular and Liverpool's defense in general. With a French midfielder, Van Dijk was given a fire while the wingers were given the right to attack higher, playing with a heavy attack like before.

Without the services of Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, in the end, after 8 matches playing 4-4-2, Klopp returned to 4-3-3 with the appearance of Curtis Jones on the left wing. This is a temporary patch but is still acceptable for Klopp.

With Jones, Salah was more assured to drift left, less forced to get caught in the middle in some situations that needed a breakthrough. In addition, Darwin Nunez will have effective support, and will also be less likely to move to the left wing to roll in many speedy phases. In general, Liverpool's attack is not perfect but has eased the situation of having to patch up like 2 weeks ago.